8 months and counting: Duterte whistleblower Garma still stuck in US...
More than half a year since retired police colonel and Philippine drug war whistleblower Royina Garma sought asylum in the United States, her lawyer Emerito Quilang confirmed to Rappler on Tuesday,...
View ArticleAtong Ang and his controversies that stretch across presidents
Charlie “Atong” Tiu Hay Ang and his alleged ties to the missing sabungeros (cockfight enthusiasts) was probed by the Senate in 2022, but became a dormant case in the two years since, until his...
View ArticleRockwell’s new Proscenium Theater to open with ‘The Bodyguard’ musical
MANILA, Philippines – There’s a new performance theater in town, and it’s set to open in Rockwell, Makati City this September as the Proscenium Theater. According to the property group, the Proscenium...
View ArticleCagayan de Oro journalist Jigger Jerusalem dies at 53
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – Mindanao-based journalist Jigger Jerusalem, whose career spanned about three decades, died in a Cagayan de Oro hospital on Tuesday night, July 8. He would have turned 54...
View ArticleFrom elections and beyond, Caloocan youth rise for good governance
MANILA, Philippines – What was once part of a nationwide operation seeking to put former vice president Leni Robredo in the presidency is now a group of Caloocan City youth volunteers, who campaigned...
View Article‘Hidden hunger’: Rice makes up bulk of ‘unhealthy’ Pinoy diet
MANILA, Philippines – Rice makes up the bulk of the Filipino food plate (pinggang Pinoy), considerably more than protein-rich foods resulting to what officials consider a poor and unhealthy diet. “If...
View ArticleClippers the favorite to sign Bradley Beal – report
The Los Angeles Clippers are emerging as the favorite to land Bradley Beal once the guard is expected to hit free agency, according to two reports on Tuesday, July 8 (Wednesday, July 9, Manila time)....
View ArticleMeet Ruth Castelo, VP Sara Duterte’s new spokesperson
MANILA, Philippines –The Office of the Vice President (OVP) on Wednesday, July 9, announced the appointment of its new spokesperson, lawyer and former Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)...
View ArticlePhilippine defense chief rules out US as factor in China’s ‘expansionist’ agenda
MANILA, Philippines – China’s aggressiveness in the Indo-Pacific is rooted in long-standing strategic ambitions independent of any US policy, and the region’s challenges stem from Beijing’s own...
View ArticleNuggets’ Nikola Jokic to wait until next summer for contract talks – report
Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic, eligible as of Tuesday, July 8, for a contract extension, will wait until next summer to negotiate a new deal, the Denver Post and ESPN reported. A three-time...
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